CEIAG (Careers)
Our Careers, Education, Information, Advice and Guidance leader is based at the purple and grey desk in the upper Sixth Form area and is there to help students with information and guidance on careers and education.
Click here to read TCA's CEIAG strategy for 2022/23 and our 2022/23 CEIAG delivery plan
Read student destination information here
We deliver high-quality, individual CEIAG advice and guidance across key stages 3, 4 and 5. This includes quality work experience opportunities in years 10 and 12.
We are very proud to have been named as a partner school under the University of Cambridge’s HE partnership. Our college link is Trinity Hall.
Work Experience
TCA offer work experience for students in Year 10 and Year 12. This is to give them an insight into the world of work and develop their employability skills for the future.
Year 10 students complete one full week of work experience during February and Year 12 students have the opportunity to complete two weeks in the summer.
In the first instance, students are given 'own placement' forms that they can use to approach employers and agree their placement. This encourages students to source placements relevant to their own interests or test out a career they are considering. Alternatively, we have access to a database that students can use to request a placement.
Work placements provide a very valuable experience for students and we hope students will make the most of this opportunity. However, should students be unable to attend their placement at any point, for reason such as illness, both the employer and TCA must be informed of their absence. Employers are also required to confirm with TCA is a student does not attend.
For more details, click here to view the TCA Work Experience Protocol.
Useful documents
Information booklet for Year 11 families
UCAS undergraduate: Getting started
Tips on writing a personal statement
Parents'/carers' guide to career education and guidance
Guide to using Kudos careers search programme
Labour Market Information by Region - July to September 2019 (see page 3 for East of England)
Employability skills from STEM Learning
Noticeboard for students
The Medicspot Innovation Grant awards £500 to UK students going on to study a degree related to health, medicine, nursing or life sciences.
Applications must be submitted online by 31 January each year.
More information: www.medicspot.co.uk/grant
Working with employers
Click here to read about how we work closely with employers to offer our students an insight into the world of work and the pathways available to them.
Career Information
Sector of the term: Engineering
Links
UCAS
Click here for information on degree apprenticeships.
Youthoria
www.youthoria.org
Youthoria is the Youth Support Service website for young people in Cambridgeshire. On the website students can find information and advice on courses and work.
Help from the National Careers Service
www2.cxdirect.com/home.htm
Students can speak to advisers from the National Careers Service seven days a week via telephone, webchat, email or text.
Kudos
https://kudos.cascaid.co.uk/#/
iCould
www.icould.com
icould tells students the inside story of how careers work. It includes case studies of people discussing their career paths, as well as articles and videos.
Amazing Apprenticeships
https://amazingapprenticeships.com/
HelpYouChoose
helpyouchoose.org
HelpYouChoose is the information, advice and careers guidance website for young people in Norfolk.
Opendays.com - The university and college open day directory
www.opendays.com
Contacts
Vicky Read is the Level 6 qualified careers leader.
E: Vread1@thomasclarksonacademy.org
T: 01945 585237
Lisa Tarsitano is the Senior Leadership Team link.